Graphics Subsystem: Difference between revisions

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The Graphics Subsystem on OS/2 is divided in two components:

The Presentation Services
The System Services

Files

Presentation Services

Name	Comments
PMGRE.DLL	It is called the PM Graphics Engine. This is also an important component of Presentation Manager.
GRE2VMAN.DLL	A PM GRE to VMAN translation layer.

System Services

Name	Symbol	Comments
SOFTDRAW.DLL		Default software renderer
VMAN.DLL		Video Manager
GRADD.SYS	GRADD.SYM	GRADD Helper PDD
MGAGRADD.DLL		Matrox
M64GRADD.DLL		ATI Mach 64
NMGRADD.DLL		NeoMagic
PRODMRI.DLL		Video Service Product MRI
VGAGRADD.DLL	VGAGRADD.SYM	VGA
GENGRADD.DLL	GENGRADD.SYM	Generic
S3DGRADD.DLL		S3 ViRGE
S3GRADD.DLL		S3 Trio

Base Video Subsystem

Name	Comments	Symbol
BVHWNDW.DLL	A base video handler for textmode programs in PM windows. Used OS/2 windowed session
BVHSVGA.DLL	Super VGA Base Video Handler. Used for OS/2 full-screen sessions
BVHVGA.DLL	VGA Base Video Handler	BVHVGA.SYM
BVHINIT.DLL	Generic device handler used by system installation and system initialisation
BVHMPA.DLL	MPA Video Device Handler
GENPMI.DLL	GEN PMI-Handler	GENPMI.SYM
IBMDEV32.DLL	Retail VGA OS/2 PM SVGA Driver library
IBMVGA32.DLL	Retail VGA OS/2 PM Driver library
IBMGPMI.DLL	Generic Chip PMI-Handler	IBMGPMI.SYM
DISPLAY.DLL		DISPLAY.SYM
DSPIMRI.DLL	Display Install MRI
DSPRES.DLL	OS/2 Display Fonts
DMQSPROF.DLL	DMQS Profile Services DLL
PMI1002.DLL	ATI Mach64/Rage Refresh Rate Support
PMI1023.DLL	Refresh Rate Support for Trident
PMI5333.DLL	Refresh Rate Support for the S3 series
PMI10C8.DLL	NeoMagic GRADD Refresh Rate Support
PMI102C.DLL	PMI Extension Handler
PMI102B.DLL
RSPIMRI.DLL	Response Display Install MRI
RXVIDCFG.DLL	vRexx Videocfg Utility	RXVIDCFG.SYM
S3PMI.DLL	S3 PMI Handler	S3PMI.SYM
SBFILTER.DLL	Shadow Buffer Filter for GRADDs	SBFILTER.SYM
SVGA.DLL	SVGA Display Driver Installation DLL
SVGA.EXE
SVGADATA.PMI
SVGAIMRI.DLL	SVGA Install MRI
SVGAINST.DLL	SVGA Install
SVGAMRI.DLL	S3 Install MRI
VCFGMRI.DLL	Video Configuration MRI
VIDEOCFG.DLL	Video Configuration Manager	VIDEOCFG.SYM
VIDEOPMI.DLL	Super VGA PMI-Handler	VIDEOPMI.SYM
WINPRF.DLL	OS/2 Windows Profile Library

Articles

Links

OS/2 Warp (PowerPC Edition) A First Look - December 1995 - Page 109

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 ===Base Video Subsystem===
 {|class="wikitable"
-!Name !!Comments
+!Name||Comments||Symbol
 |-
-|[[BVHWNDW.DLL]] || A base video handler for textmode programs in PM windows. Used OS/2 windowed session
+|[[BVHWNDW.DLL]]||A base video handler for textmode programs in PM windows. Used OS/2 windowed session
 |-
-|[[BVHSVGA.DLL]] ||Super VGA Base Video Handler. Used for OS/2 full-screen sessions
+|[[BVHSVGA.DLL]]||Super VGA Base Video Handler. Used for OS/2 full-screen sessions
 |-
-|[[BVHVGA.DLL]] ||VGA Base Video Handler
+|[[BVHVGA.DLL]]||VGA Base Video Handler||BVHVGA.SYM
 |-
-|[[BVHVGA.SYM]] ||VGA Base Video Handler Symbolic
+|[[BVHINIT.DLL]]||Generic device handler used by system installation and system initialisation
 |-
-|[[BVHINIT.DLL]] ||Generic device handler used by system installation and system initialisation
+|[[BVHMPA.DLL]]||MPA Video Device Handler
 |-
-|[[BVHMPA.DLL]] ||MPA Video Device Handler
+|[[GENPMI.DLL]]||GEN PMI-Handler||GENPMI.SYM
 |-
-|[[GENPMI.DLL]] ||GEN PMI-Handler
+|[[IBMDEV32.DLL]]||Retail VGA OS/2 PM SVGA Driver library
 |-
-|[[GENPMI.SYM]] ||
+|[[IBMVGA32.DLL]]|||Retail VGA OS/2 PM Driver library
 |-
-|[[IBMDEV32.DLL]] ||Retail VGA OS/2 PM SVGA Driver library
+|[[IBMGPMI.DLL]]||Generic Chip PMI-Handler||IBMGPMI.SYM
 |-
-|[[IBMVGA32.DLL]] |||Retail VGA OS/2 PM Driver library
+|[[DISPLAY.DLL]]|| ||DISPLAY.SYM
 |-
-|[[IBMGPMI.DLL]] || Generic Chip PMI-Handler
+|[[DSPIMRI.DLL]]||Display Install MRI
 |-
-|[[IBMGPMI.SYM]] || Generic Chip PMI-Handler Symbolic
+|[[DSPRES.DLL]]||OS/2 Display Fonts
 |-
-|[[DISPLAY.DLL]] ||
+|[[DMQSPROF.DLL]]||DMQS Profile Services DLL
 |-
-|[[DISPLAY.SYM]] ||
+|PMI1002.DLL||ATI Mach64/Rage Refresh Rate Support
 |-
-|[[DSPIMRI.DLL]] ||Display Install MRI
+|PMI1023.DLL||Refresh Rate Support for Trident
 |-
-|[[DSPRES.DLL]] ||OS/2 Display Fonts
+|PMI5333.DLL||Refresh Rate Support for the S3 series
 |-
-|[[DMQSPROF.DLL]] ||DMQS Profile Services DLL
+|PMI10C8.DLL||NeoMagic GRADD Refresh Rate Support
 |-
-|[[PMI1002.DLL]]||ATI Mach64/Rage Refresh Rate Support
+|PMI102C.DLL||PMI Extension Handler
 |-
-|[[PMI1023.DLL]]||Refresh Rate Support for Trident
+|PMI102B.DLL||
 |-
-|[[PMI5333.DLL]]||Refresh Rate Support for the S3 series
+|RSPIMRI.DLL||Response Display Install MRI
 |-
-|[[PMI10C8.DLL]]||NeoMagic GRADD Refresh Rate Support
+|[[RXVIDCFG.DLL]]||vRexx Videocfg Utility||RXVIDCFG.SYM
 |-
-|[[PMI102C.DLL]]||PMI Extension Handler
+|[[S3PMI.DLL]]||S3 PMI Handler||S3PMI.SYM
 |-
-|[[PMI102B.DLL]]||
+|[[SBFILTER.DLL]]||Shadow Buffer Filter for GRADDs||SBFILTER.SYM
 |-
-|[[RSPIMRI.DLL]]||Response Display Install MRI
+|[[SVGA.DLL]]||SVGA Display Driver Installation DLL
-|-
-|[[RXVIDCFG.DLL]]||vRexx Videocfg Utility
-|-
-|[[RXVIDCFG.SYM]]||
-|-
-|[[S3PMI.DLL]]||
-|-
-|[[S3PMI.SYM]]||
-|-
-|[[SBFILTER.DLL]]||
-|-
-|[[SBFILTER.SYM]]||
-|-
-|[[SVGA.DLL]]||
 |-
 |[[SVGA.EXE]]||
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 |[[SVGADATA.PMI]]||
 |-
-|[[SVGAIMRI.DLL]]||SVGA Install MRI
+|SVGAIMRI.DLL||SVGA Install MRI
 |-
-|[[SVGAINST.DLL]]||
+|SVGAINST.DLL||SVGA Install
 |-
-|[[SVGAMRI.DLL]]||S3 Install MRI
+|SVGAMRI.DLL||S3 Install MRI
 |-
 |[[VCFGMRI.DLL]]||Video Configuration MRI
 |-
-|[[VIDEOCFG.DLL]]||Video Configuration Manager
+|[[VIDEOCFG.DLL]]||Video Configuration Manager||VIDEOCFG.SYM
-|-
-|[[VIDEOCFG.SYM]]||
-|-
-|[[VIDEOPMI.DLL]]||Super VGA PMI-Handler
 |-
-|[[VIDEOPMI.SYM]]||Super VGA PMI-Handler Symbolic
+|[[VIDEOPMI.DLL]]||Super VGA PMI-Handler||VIDEOPMI.SYM
 |-
-|[[WINPRF.DLL]] ||OS/2 Windows Profile Library
+|[[WINPRF.DLL]]||OS/2 Windows Profile Library||
 |}
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 ==Links==
-* [http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/ddk_gradd/ Graphics Adapter Device Driver (GRADD) Reference]
 * [http://www.ecomstation.it/pido2/home/esterni/os2power.pdf OS/2 Warp (PowerPC Edition) A First Look] - December 1995 - Page 109
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